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Exit Poll Statistic of the Year

An exit poll in Massachusetts about health care shed's light on Romney's standing in the GOP primaries.

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Paul A. Gigot

Updated March 7, 2012 7:25 p.m. ET

The Super Tuesday exit polls yielded a mountain of data in 10 states, but the most telling single statistic may have been in Massachusetts, which Mitt Romney won in a largely uncontested rout. Yet believe it or not, he still lost on health care.

The exit poll asked voters their opinion of the "Massachusetts Health Care Law," with the options of Did Not Go Far Enough, About Right and Went Too Far. Remarkably, 51% said the bill went too far, while only 37% said it was about right, and 6% said not far enough.